Invincible at the beginning: I seek the world in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 73, Natural Disasters and Man-made Disasters

"What? Increased taxes again?"

A farmer who went to the city to go to the market to sell vegetables heard the introduction from others, and suddenly complained: "There are only two boys in our family, one was taken into the army when he was less than fifteen years old, and the other one was just enlightened, what should we do. "

The old man had sunken eye sockets, dry and dark skin, unshaven beard, and almost all white hair. After hearing the introduction from others, he could hardly hold the pole in his hand steadily.

"Old man, how old are you?" A young scholar asked.

It was he who introduced the content written on the list to everyone.

"Just passed sixty." The old man was angry.

"Bah! What a fool!"

"The people in the court are a bunch of poor people, they can't beat outsiders, so let's fight for our own people." One person cursed angrily.

"Yeah yeah."

An old man on crutches sighed long after hearing this, and raised his head slightly, "Why did the old prime minister promulgate such regulations?"

"Yes, how could the old prime minister do such a thing."

"The old prime minister has always been very kind to us people."

The crowd responded.

A messenger mingled among the people and said, "I heard that the old prime minister has been dismissed."

"what?"

"how can that be?"

"The old prime minister's skills are as high as the sky, how could he be dismissed?" The old man was so angry that he hit the ground with his crutches.

"Really." The messenger paused, "Now above the court, His Majesty is coercing all the officials, and the newly-established chief assistant of the cabinet is just a decoration."

"Hmph, you dare to call the old prime minister a dragon and a phoenix in the mountains, what a shame! You're not ashamed to speak so loudly." A quack yelled loudly.

Today there is no chief to manage, just because the official who leaked the military defeat that day was exposed and impeached, he went to see Lord Yan that afternoon, and the newly appointed person could only sit back and watch.

"This good man, please tell me in detail." One person cupped his hands.

Hearing the words, the Jianghu guest nodded, and said loudly: "The chief assistant of the cabinet is Jiao Daqian. He is in his early sixties this year. When he was young, he was a small official in Beili. He was dismissed from office because he boasted of being noble and lived in seclusion in the mountains."

"Some time ago, the imperial court sent out a mighty person to serve as the chief assistant of the cabinet. I thought he and the old prime minister could form a strong alliance, but I didn't expect it to be a dove occupying a magpie's nest, and a python swallowing a dragon." The Jianghu guest expressed his enthusiasm Depression and injustice.

"How could this be?"

"It's so abominable. A traitorous minister is in power, and a foolish monarch is in charge. Is the foundation of the former emperor's life going to be ruined?"

Others talked about it.

The Jianghu guest said angrily: "This first assistant is like a dog of the Hunjun. It is best not to let me touch it, otherwise let him go to the underworld to apologize to the late emperor!"

The old farmer lamented: "This year's harvest is not good, and the season is missed. Now we only have to grow grain. How will our family survive!"

"I want this one!" A gorgeously dressed person suddenly shouted, furious, "We actually asked us to give [-]% of the sales to the imperial court."

"And actually let all the salt merchants stop and return the property to the government. This is different from the cooperative operation announced by the old prime minister!" One person screamed.

"It's over, isn't salt more expensive than gold?"

"Hmph, these dog officials, that's all, the big deal is not to eat salt."

"Eh? We can go to Nantang, there is no war there." One person murmured.

The market is full of turmoil, and the court is not peaceful.

After the old prime minister left, the old general carried the banner of the Nationalist Party, regardless of his illness, went to court every day, and sternly refused to increase taxes and perform military service.

Bie Fengjun, who has always been on the sidelines and acted according to the wind, has rarely joined the wave for the Nationalist Party.

As for the disciples of the first prince and the second prince, they hurriedly buried their heads and became taciturn.

The faction of the cabinet has always been dominated by Jiao Daqian, but Jiao Daqian did not dare to offend the majesty of the Chu Emperor Riqiang Sheng, and only proposed a policy of relaxation, with little effect.

Yang Xiao's expression was serious, "Your Majesty, news of the defeat in the Northern Territory has spread throughout the Great Chu. Military service has delayed the autumn harvest and increased taxes in various industries. I'm afraid the people will feel dissatisfied."

Emperor Chu looked at the secret document before the case, and said, "Yafu doesn't know something. The eastern battlefield is facing a huge crisis. If there is not a timely injection of soldiers, I am afraid that it will end up like the northern border."

Yang Xiao was stunned, and looked at his colleagues beside him.

Emperor Chu sighed, "I don't know that the people are worried, but the top priority now is to deal with the invasion of foreign enemies."

"Your Majesty, why don't you use the good plan offered by the Prime Minister?" Yang Xiao asked.

Emperor Chu's face darkened.

Yang Xiao said: "Your Majesty, if we can form an alliance with Nantang, we can completely avoid the current predicament."

"Yafu!" Chu Huang raised his voice, "Not to mention the various conflicts between me, Dachu and Nantang, even if I agree with Xiangfu to go to the Southern Tang alliance, will they really agree?"

Yang Xiao was speechless for a moment.

Jiao Daqian said slowly: "Your Majesty's words are very true. An alliance with the Southern Tang Dynasty is definitely not a good strategy. However, the taxes are indeed heavier, especially for farming."

The Emperor of Chu remained silent, "Don't meet the king, are the people complaining about me now, calling me a foolish monarch?"

"This..." Bie Fengjun broke out in a cold sweat, "Your Majesty's words are wrong. What the people expect is only an attitude. I just need to catch a few of the most disturbing ones and shake the mountain to shake the tiger, so as to curb this bad trend."

Chu Huang said lightly: "Do it as soon as possible."

"Yes."

Yang Xiao's expression turned ugly, "Your Majesty, the power of the common people can defeat dragons and elephants, how can they forcefully suppress them?"

Chu Huang said: "Yafu, this group of unscrupulous people is like this, no matter how much tax I collect, even if they only take a piece of grain from them, they will scold me."

"The family and the country are under the leadership of the country." The Emperor Chu got up slowly, and was about to order to retreat, when the old eunuch who protected the people yelled: "Your Majesty, I have something urgent to report."

Emperor Chu sat down and said loudly: "Read!"

Eunuch Baomin took a deep breath, calmed down, and said, "It rained heavily in the south, floods broke out, several big rivers burst their embankments, and the people were left homeless!"

"how come?"

"It's really worse."

The ministers talked a lot.

Chu Huang waved his hand and told him to back down.

"Natural disasters and man-made disasters are coming, dear friends." The Emperor of Chu inspected all the officials.

Jiao Daqian took the lead, "Your Majesty, the most urgent task is disaster relief. I request that [-]% of the grain collected be transported to the south to relieve the victims."

"Your Majesty, you should send people to rebuild the dam."

The Minister of the Ministry of Industry came out, "Your Majesty, I request to go to the south for inspection."

"Okay!" Chu Huang smiled, "Aiqing's words are justified. The situation is serious, and you should be at the forefront to supervise. If that's the case, I will follow what you say."

"The minister will live up to His Majesty's high expectations."

The Minister of the Ministry of Industry breathed a sigh of relief, and his heart blossomed with joy.

When the political struggle was so fierce, he was worried about not knowing how to stand in line, and a dike burst came, which gave him a reason to temporarily withdraw from the whirlpool.

Seeing this, the minister of the Ministry of Industry hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, I also request to go to the south for assistance."

Emperor Chu shook his finger, "No way. You should sit in the Ministry of Industry and make overall arrangements."

"Yes, I obey."

The servant of the Ministry of Industry sighed inwardly, looking at the snickering old fox, he wished he could skin him.He also secretly sighed, ginger is still old and spicy.

Although civil and military officials usually struggle fiercely, they are united at this moment and offer advice and suggestions.The Ministry of War and the Ministry of Households each expressed their opinions, Dali Temple provided the details of the manpower, and the Emperor Chu finally finalized the solution.

The next day, there was heavy rain in the north, and mountain torrents broke out. The refugees gathered and flocked to Tianwang City.

(End of this chapter)